RCD Mallorca expels two youth players after arrest for recording minor without consent

Circumstances at the Palma player residence

The events took place on 14 August 2026 at a residential apartment in Palma, the capital of the Balearic Islands. The property served as living quarters for several young footballers connected to the RCD Mallorca youth system. Two academy players arrived at the residence alongside a female companion from the area. The young woman was legally a minor, though older than 16 years of age. According to findings from the police investigation, the woman consented voluntarily to engage in sexual relations with one of the footballers, who is of legal adult age. Following their mutual agreement, the pair moved into a private bedroom inside the apartment to conduct the encounter.

Wardrobe concealment and police complaint

While the consensual encounter took place in the bedroom, the second footballer remained hidden inside a bedroom wardrobe. This player, who is an underage minor, filmed the intimate scene secretly from the closet without the knowledge or permission of the young woman. During the encounter, the victim noticed the presence of the hidden individual and realized that the interaction was being filmed on video without her consent. Immediately after discovering that she was being recorded in secret, the woman reported the events to the Spanish National Police in Palma. Her formal complaint initiated an official inquiry by law enforcement into the actions of both academy players.

Arrests and separation of legal cases

Officers from the National Police took both youth footballers into custody on suspicion of committing the criminal offense of corruption of minors (corrupción de menores). Because one footballer is an adult and the other is an underage minor, Spanish judicial authorities divided the proceedings according to statutory age requirements. The minor player who operated the recording device from the closet had his case file transferred directly to the Juvenile Prosecutor's Office (Fiscalía de Menores). The adult footballer was held in police custody until Thursday, 27 August 2026, when he was brought before the duty court in Palma. The examining magistrate at the duty court ordered his provisional release from custody while the criminal investigation proceeds under the judicial system.

Club expulsion and scope of the investigation

Following the police arrests and the initiation of formal legal proceedings, RCD Mallorca expelled both youth players from the football club. The club terminated their ties to the academy structure as the criminal cases developed in the Balearic capital. Meanwhile, investigators with the National Police are continuing their inquiries into the full context of the incident at the shared player residence in Palma. As part of the ongoing probe, authorities are examining whether the adult footballer maintained an established personal relationship with the young woman prior to the events of 14 August 2026. Both former academy players remain under formal investigation for corruption of minors as the juvenile and adult judicial processes move forward.